About The Word Geocentric
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Geocentric
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What's The Definition Of Geocentric?
[adj] having the earth as the center
Synonyms | Synonyms for Geocentric: Ptolemaic Related Terms | Find terms related to Geocentric: See Also | Geocentric In Webster's Dictionary \Ge`o*cen"tric\, Geocentrical \Ge`o*cen"tric*al\, a.
[Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + ke`ntron center: cf. F.
g['e]ocentrique.] (Astron.)
(a) Having reference to the earth as center; in relation to
or seen from the earth, -- usually opposed to
heliocentric, as seen from the sun; as, the geocentric
longitude or latitude of a planet.
(b) Having reference to the center of the earth.
{Geocentric latitude} (of place) the angle included between
the radius of the earth through the place and the plane of
the equator, in distinction from geographic latitude. It
is a little less than the geographic latitude.
\Ge`o*cen"tric\, Geocentrical \Ge`o*cen"tric*al\, a. ] Having, considering, or based on, the earth as center; as, the geocentric theory of the universe. |
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